Hello,
I am going to WDW in December. The day that is best for me to do the candlelight processional is Friday the 8th December. No Narrator announced as yet. Two of us in our group want to go but at a push it is only me who is interested in going. We are not interested in the dining packages, (too expensive, all we get typically is chips from Yorkshire fish and chips). We just want to get in as standy by. Now I did the candlelight in December 2006, and December 2011. Both times we got in as stand by quite easily, about a 15 mins que, and in 2011 the stadium wasn't full- the back row was empty (Isabella Rossilini was the narrator). Not 100 percent which performance I watched but I think it would have been the last show of the evening. Now the reason I am posting is that I have the feeling that its's much harder to get into candlelight, I've read ques of 2 hours which is not what I want to do, and that up to 75 percent of seats are reserved for dining packages. Now I know its going on to a different topic but I just have a feeling there is a higher demand for candlelight processional then since I last visited and one reason I feel there is a difference in the attendance of the Halloween and xmas parties. I did them in 2006, 2008 and 2011 and crowds were low, biggest que was 45 mins for the seven dwarves characters. Fastforward to when I did the Halloween party in 2014 and 2015 it was 90 min ques for the dwarves, jack skellington ect and they were packed and I went midweek in September. That huge difference just makes me feel that more people will be going to candelight then they did the last time I went. So people, I need to know will it be a 2 hour queue to get in? if you don’t have a dining package is there no chance I will get in? I’ve read it’s best to do the 5 pm show as there is less demand, I’ve also read try and do the last show because they’ll be more chance of getting in. Any tips and opinions, and experiences please.
Thanks
Cassie.
I am going to WDW in December. The day that is best for me to do the candlelight processional is Friday the 8th December. No Narrator announced as yet. Two of us in our group want to go but at a push it is only me who is interested in going. We are not interested in the dining packages, (too expensive, all we get typically is chips from Yorkshire fish and chips). We just want to get in as standy by. Now I did the candlelight in December 2006, and December 2011. Both times we got in as stand by quite easily, about a 15 mins que, and in 2011 the stadium wasn't full- the back row was empty (Isabella Rossilini was the narrator). Not 100 percent which performance I watched but I think it would have been the last show of the evening. Now the reason I am posting is that I have the feeling that its's much harder to get into candlelight, I've read ques of 2 hours which is not what I want to do, and that up to 75 percent of seats are reserved for dining packages. Now I know its going on to a different topic but I just have a feeling there is a higher demand for candlelight processional then since I last visited and one reason I feel there is a difference in the attendance of the Halloween and xmas parties. I did them in 2006, 2008 and 2011 and crowds were low, biggest que was 45 mins for the seven dwarves characters. Fastforward to when I did the Halloween party in 2014 and 2015 it was 90 min ques for the dwarves, jack skellington ect and they were packed and I went midweek in September. That huge difference just makes me feel that more people will be going to candelight then they did the last time I went. So people, I need to know will it be a 2 hour queue to get in? if you don’t have a dining package is there no chance I will get in? I’ve read it’s best to do the 5 pm show as there is less demand, I’ve also read try and do the last show because they’ll be more chance of getting in. Any tips and opinions, and experiences please.
Thanks
Cassie.
